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How dangerous is mounting and firing a gun on another human's body part? 

I stumbled these pictures on Quora, and I'm assuming they were real. 

![](https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-d90c516e6bd4119c2a770763a9e5d556) 

![](https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-b1f6c44a23805be4960629e15bbfb747)

![](https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-d91ecb9e0111748ea37b0cc28cb9ad83)

![](https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-22ee0047cbaef58c01212cf75d22c32d)



Wouldn't the supporter (person whom gun is mounted on) [suffer hearing loss? Wouldn't the barrel burn his ear?](https://www.quora.com/Is-it-practical-to-use-a-fellow-soldiers-shoulder-as-an-improvised-rest-for-a-machine-gun-when-high-clearance-and-steady-aim-is-urgently-required/answer/Denis-C-Berte)

I'm assuming [that no human can sit still enough and the supporter will flinch](https://www.quora.com/Can-you-use-someone-else%E2%80%99s-shoulder-as-a-means-to-hold-a-rifle-still/answer/Jon-Mixon-1).